Adding and Subtracting
Key Stage: 1 ★
How can you balance different weights on this balance? How many different ways can you find?
This problem provides a novel context in which children can practise number bonds. Encouraging learners to articulate the conditions for when the numbers will be balanced is a fantastic opportunity to assess their numerical understanding and to help them use appropriate mathematical vocabulary.
This resource has comprehensive teachers' notes and resources, linked from the problem page. This includes possible approaches and key questions, as well as possible support and extensions.
The file attached is a HTML file, which, when opened, automatically redirects you to the problem on the NRICH website.
Key Stage: 1 ★
How can you balance different weights on this balance? How many different ways can you find?
This problem provides a novel context in which children can practise number bonds. Encouraging learners to articulate the conditions for when the numbers will be balanced is a fantastic opportunity to assess their numerical understanding and to help them use appropriate mathematical vocabulary.
This resource has comprehensive teachers' notes and resources, linked from the problem page. This includes possible approaches and key questions, as well as possible support and extensions.
The file attached is a HTML file, which, when opened, automatically redirects you to the problem on the NRICH website.
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